Picture Day Monday
Student portraits will be taken on Monday.
While some people indicated that it was easier when students were called by classroom to the auditorium, that meant that one department was impacted and the photographers were stuck here all day. We will be calling students by homeroom; last year, we were done with all pictures by lunchtime. We have arranged for some parents to be here to assist in the auditorium. Presumably, we will start around 8:30 or so, and we will be photographing all students, grades 9-12. Senior pictures on Monday are solely for the purpose of their student ID's.
If any new faculty members did not have pictures taken last week, please head to the auditorium at some point on Monday and inform the clerk.
TEACHERS OF FRESHMEN: PLEASE REITERATE THIS!
On Friday morning, we had to help a student with a locker in the hallway where most freshmen lockers are located. We noticed that a number of students are leaving them open, unlocked, or propped. Please, in your classes, reiterate to all ninth-graders that lockers must be shut and locked. If they leave them propped, and something goes missing, the item remains the responsibility of the students in terms of bearing the replacement cost. Thanks!
It's Learning Reset
If you have a student who needs to have his/her password reset in It's Learning, send Mike Conway an email with the student's first and last name, as well as grade level, and he will reset the password within 24-48 hours.
Non-Instructional Time
Thanks for the feedback on the first couple of days of non-instructional time. So far, the procedures have been working fairly well. We will have Netbooks down there soon - hopefully next week. The collaboration that has been happening has been great.
If you want to log some of the work you've been doing, you can use this form. If you use Google docs, you can make a copy of it and store to your own Google drive. A Word version will be on the High School conference as well so people can start to log some of their information for evaluation and informational purposes.
Please continue to check the schedule, as there may be some adjustments and tweaks, particularly as we adjust to some of the hiccups. The live version of the non-instructional time schedule is here.
Student Activities Senate
Next Friday, the Student Activities Leadership Senate will meet next Friday before school, 7:15 a.m. Please, if you are an advisor to a student organization or class, please send a representative with some dates for your scheduled events. We are building a master calendar, which you can see on this and Doug's blog, for parent, community, staff, and student information purposes.
Mass Emailing
If you have an email that you want to send out to an entire grade, group, or student body, please have it reviewed by Doug, Dot, or me before distributing. Thanks for your cooperation.
Athletics Kicking Off!
Our cross country, golf, and field hockey teams have already opened; the soccer teams get going on Friday, and there's a home football game next Thursday. Full schedules are accessible via the MIAA school page. You can also follow Medway on Twitter via @MedwayAthletics, @MedwayHSDean, or @DougDias.
Some reading:
The Weekly Resources can be found here. In particular, I suggest you look at "17 Teacher Phobias" - which is a quick graphic - and the article on non-conformist kids (which requires a couple of links to follow).
I also like this piece from Harry Wong that I shared with a couple pieces. Technology, schedule changes, new curricula, statutes all have their place - but in the end, the single biggest contributor to student achievement is the teacher.
SAVE THE DATE:
Tuesday, September 10: First Faculty Meeting. Meet in the cafeteria at 2:45.
Wednesday, September 11: Coping group
Thursday, September 19: Open House
Tuesday, September 24: Department Meetings
Friday, October 11: PD Day.
Finally, we would be remiss if we did not mention in some way the great things people did to get this year started smoothly. There were many changes, and the enthusiasm and smiles we saw on student and staff faces on Tuesday and Wednesday was a great reminder of why we are all here. As the ship prepares to get off the dock, thanks for the energy and commitment you bring to Medway and for making this week and school year start with such aplomb. Enjoy the weekend!
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